Affirmations, Blessings, Prayers and Inspired Ideas for Life's Journey
Peace.
Peace, She says to me.
Peace to your soul.
I am the beauty in the leaf.
I am the echo in a baby’s laugh.
I am your Mother.
I am the joy in the heart that beats.
I am the free woman.
I am the one who breaks the shackles of oppression.
You are my hands and feet.
—Gaian Prayer
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Hate won’t win
Hate won’t win
Hate won’t win
Though you try to destroy me
I still forgive you
Though you try to undo me
The mercy of God surrounds you
Hate won’t win
Lord have mercy on your soul
God have mercy on us all
Hate won’t win
—Benjamin Mertz
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I like how God feels around
everyone in the world.
God, I am very happy that
I live on you.
Your arms clasp around the world.
I like you and your friends.
Every time I open my eyes
I see the gleaming sun.
I like the animals—the deer,
and us creatures of the world,
the mammals.
I love my dear friends.
—Danu Baxter
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SHELTER OF THE NIGHT
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
For love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
PEACE IN EVERY STEP
God be between you and harm in
all the empty places you walk.
—Egyptian Blessing, 1729
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BE FILLED WITH EASE TODAY
May I be filled with loving kindness.
May I be well.
May I be peaceful and at ease.
May I be happy.
—Ancient Buddhist Chant
DEEP RELIEF
Deep relief, that’s what I know I’m needing,
Sweet release from all I’ve locked inside.
A full reprieve from all my fears and worry.
I long to feel the part where love expands my heart
And I no longer need a place to hide.
Move in slow, so I can hear your breathing.
Take my hand so I can know your touch.
Just to be inside this silent stillness—
My heart has no defense to offer up against
The endless ache of opening this much.
I’m on fire, you see it in my face,
I’m alive with the splendor and the grace.
You are welcome to join me in this space
And journey on the quest to love our very best
And live within this intimate embrace.
—Ellen Robinson
This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Calm by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.
O sweet spontaneous
earth how often have
the
doting
fingers of
prurient philosophies pinched
and poked
thee
, has the naughty thumb
of science prodded
thy
beauty .how
often have religions taken
thee upon their scraggy
knees squeezing and
buffeting thee that thou mightest conceive
gods
(but
true
to the incomparable
couch of death thy
rhythmic
lover
thou answerest
them only with
spring)
—e. e. cummings
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I realize that the body is not separate from the mind
As I let go my old attitude toward my body
I appreciate the influence of the spirit and soul
And I embrace my body and my entire self
My body is a reflection of my thoughts
As I give myself positive affirmations
I release my negative emotions and thoughts
And I let my body be healed as well as my mind
I am willing to get better and heal
I am lifted above the areas of my pain
I am rising beyond my suffering
I am releasing my desperation
I understand and accept my insecurities
I feel compassion toward my pains
I surrender my terror for it is not real
From my body, heart, and soul
I do my best to fill myself with love
I expect a miracle with relaxed anticipation
I am my own best doctor and advisor
I am a catalyst for healing
I am a producer of health
I am a creator of happiness
Thank you for my healing body
Thank you for my gentle soul
Thank you for my strong spirit
Thank you for the chance to heal
I am willing to be enlightened as
I am blessed with this wisdom
I deserve to be healthy and happy and
I claim my perfect health again
I am ONE and I am LOVING.
I am HERE and I am NOW.
I am HEALED and I am WHOLE.
Thank YOU. Let it Be! And SO IT IS!
—Darina Stoyanova
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WORRY DOESN’T HELP; IT DOES THE OPPOSITE
Look at the birds of the air;
they do not sow or reap or store away in barns,
and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are you not much more valuable than they?
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
—Matthew 6:26–27
GRATEFUL FOR MY CHANCE TO GROW
Sky above me Earth below me
flying swirling through the all
seeds of love are growing in me
all of nature blooms along
grace and joy I am unfolding
grateful for my chance to grow
—Lizabeth Gottsegen
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THERE IS BEAUTY IN THE STRUGGLE
Success is not measured by what you accomplish
but by the opposition you have encountered
and the courage with which
you have maintained the struggle
against overwhelming odds.
—Orison Swett Marden
SWEET MERCY
My soul is weary.
Worry, fear, and doubt
Surround me,
On every side.
Yet your sweet mercy
Cannot be held back
From those that cry out to you.
Hear my cry.
Let me trust in your mercy.
Show me how. Free me.
Free me from anxiety and stress
That I may find rest
In your loving arms.
Amen.
—Anonymous
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“Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, worrying won’t make it any better.”
—Walt Disney
“What’s comin’ will come, and we’ll meet it when it does.”
—Hagrid, Harry Potter
“And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope.”
—Romans 5:3–4
“We are formed by environment and grace, by politics and prayer, by church and conscience. All God’s creatures conspire to teach us as well. We stumble. We stutter. We rise. We are lifted.”
—Saint Anthony of Padua
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
—Anonymous
This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Calm by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.
Kindness is Your Super Power 